According to an analysis by J.D. Power and Associates of phone call quality across phone carriers in the United States, Verizon Wireless has the best network. The survey, released yesterday, measures dropped calls, status/interference, immediate notification of voicemails and SMS and echos. The survey looked at network performance in six main regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast,…
Skype has been offering Skype calling on their line of BlackBerry and Android phones for a while now. It allows you to make Skype calls (even international ones) and send Skype IMs on your Verizon mobile phone – which is very convenient. I thoroughly enjoy being able to talk to my Skype contacts whilst on the go…with…
Introduction Motorola is at it again, releasing a third phone into the Verizon Wireless Android lineup. After releasing the Motorola Droid (review link) and the Motorola Devour (review link), they are at it again with the Droid X. This new handset is the king of Verizon’s Android offering at this time. It has some amazing…
The first Android handset debuted in the US Market with the G1 from T-Mobile in late 2008.’a0 Building upon the success of the G1, T-Mobile became the leading Android-offering mobile carrier as 2009 marched on.’a0 However, in mid-2010, which models are the most popular now and also, which carrier in the United States is the…
Introduction Motorola has hit the ground running with their Android phone offering. The Motorola Droid is the fastest selling US Android phone and shows no signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, to address the a lower price point and perhaps a different market, Verizon has debuted the Motorola Devour. On paper, the Devour is very similar…
As of today, Verizon Wireless customers with certain smartphones and data plans can use Skype Mobile on their devices, as eluded to on Tuesday. To provide more insight, I made a video available of the process and capabilities of the new Skype client. This app is awesome!
CTIA is happening today and it’s quite the mobile show for the US Mobile Geek crowd, aka me.’a0 The United States might be home to a lot of innovations in the technology world, but I would say in many areas we’ve been lacking in mobile technology.’a0 However, some announcements and innovations today restored a bit…
US mobile users: if you’re a Verizon Wireless customer and you have a recent smartphone and data plan, I have good news for you: get ready to use Skype on your device! On the 25th of March (that’s two days away), you’ll be able to download and use Skype mobile on your Blackberry or Android…
Last month, Motorola and Verizon Wireless (in the United States) launched the Droid.’a0 This new handset runs the 2.0 version of the Android OS and has some very interesting hardware features.’a0 This attractive piece of kit includes: A capacitive touch screen display Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard Android 2.0, featuring Google Maps with navigation (much like…
Verizon Wireless, the number one U.S. mobile carrier, unveiled their new pre-paid mobile options recently.’a0 While American mobile data seekers might be happy to find an option to get online sans a multi-year contract, some perspective is needed in this case. With Verizon’s new pre-paid mobile data option, customers must first by a $130 EVDO…